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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Two Peas in a Pod

I am asked a lot about how I came up with all of the recipes in my cookbook. Well it takes being inspired and having creativity. I get inspired to create recipes by experiences such as eating at a restaurant or talking with people about their favorite foods. I also get inspired from my favorite food combinations like sweet potatoes and peanut butter. I love both of the ingredients but would you really think about combining the two???? Well, one day I decided to slather peanut butter on my baked sweet potato instead of butter. I loved the flavor! So when I was working on my cookbook, I thought back on that flavor combination and knew that it could work in a dessert. And that is how my Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Blondies were born (created).

I dreamt last night that you were in Memphis giving away cake samples. You had a caramel cake, a strawberry cake, and a coconut cream cake. I chose the coconut cake. The cream was made with coconut milk. Which reminds me I really like coconut and curry mixed together.

I have so many odd flavor combinations that I love. Here are some of my favorites.

Rice w/honeySausage or crispy bacon dipped in syrupChicken Nuggets and HoneyEggs w/KetchupBBQ Fritos and Cream CheeseTamales and KetchupSweet Potatoes with cinnamon and saltPeanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwichesGrilled cheese sandwiches with green apples in the middleOh, and finally Doritos or any other chip inside my ham and cheese sandwiches.

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About Me

Growing up in a very food, faith, and family-oriented environment, she was always in the kitchen cooking with her mom and two sisters or her great-grandmother, who is ninety-five today and still cooking. Benefiting from her great-grandmother’s inspiration in southern hospitality and cooking large Sunday dinners for extended family and friends, Whitney has aspired to be a great cook from an early age. In her senior year at the University of Southern Mississippi, at the age of twenty two, she auditioned and won Fox’s show “Masterchef” and gained the title of Fox’s 1st U. S. Masterchef. Also, because of her talent on the show with desserts, Whitney was deemed the “Pastry Princess.”
Since winning “Masterchef,” Whitney has spent time doing cooking demonstrations such as Anaheim’s Celebrity Food and Gift Show with TLC’s Little Chocolatiers. She also has acted as celebrity judge for numerous cooking contests such as B.I.O Special Events Wedding Cake Competition with Duff Goldman. Whitney's cookbook- Modern Hospitality: Simple Recipes with Southern Charm was released on July 5, 2011.